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01-17-2024, 03:53 PM
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I usually do my neighbour's sidewalk if they haven't done it. They've invited us over for their grandkid's birthday parties multiple times. They usually get to it earlier than I do though cause I have morning meetings, but I do another quick clean up for them when I'm out.
I don't know how we managed to get more snow than last year, on an El Nino winter. Warm winter my butt.
I took the M3 out to take my kids out to go sleighing and almost couldn't get back into my garage. Definitely deeper than last year when I had no problems.
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01-17-2024, 04:21 PM
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#9127 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by Eff-1  What's the running time on one charge, and what's the charging time like? | Running time is about 15-20 mins (depending on load etc) and charging is about the same I'd guess. While it was charging I'd go use a shovel to clean up the previous area and scrape it a bit cleaner.
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01-17-2024, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by sonick Yes F them kids. Meanwhile those of us with doggos, I made a snow maze in the backyard for them so they had a place to shit and piss.
Didn't give a shit, they just did their business and ran back inside. Ungrateful assholes. | Dawwww that’s cute !!!!
My little fuzzys also had a snow day in the backyard. The brown idiot (not racist !!!!) decided to dig tunnels like a vietcon trying to fuckup ze Americans.  
The white one is in there somewhere. She’s better hidden then a klansmen in a honda racer rally
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01-17-2024, 04:31 PM
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#9129 | | Waxin’ Punks
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My neighbour is over 100 years old so I did her 100’ of sidewalk. Then I noticed my other neighbour’s elderly mother out shovelling their driveway and she says her son and family are in Mexico so I shovelled that one as well.
Took me 2 hours including my driveway 
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01-17-2024, 04:47 PM
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01-17-2024, 04:49 PM
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01-17-2024, 04:50 PM
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i just so happen to be dog sitting this week and the two boys (a lab and a gsd) were going buck wild in the snow lol. no shoveling of paths required.
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01-17-2024, 06:17 PM
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There were kids in my hood going around ringing doorbells offering to shovel for $.
My snowblower has 2 4ah batteries, cleared the equivalent of 3 or 4 car driveway in one go. 45 mins? We had about 11" of snow here.
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01-17-2024, 06:40 PM
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#9134 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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Originally Posted by Mikoyan There were kids in my hood going around ringing doorbells offering to shovel for $.
My snowblower has 2 4ah batteries, cleared the equivalent of 3 or 4 car driveway in one go. 45 mins? We had about 11" of snow here. | How much?
I've been working all day, I finally have time to go shovel now.
TBH if some kids rang my door, I may have considered, lol.
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01-17-2024, 06:52 PM
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Those with snow blowers are they single stage or 2 stage?
Does single stage do the heavy wet stuff or bog down?
I live in a corner lot. Too much sidewalk.
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01-17-2024, 07:05 PM
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Some guy down the street has one. By the time he finished I think he pulled the string like 10-15 times. It seems to get bogged down in the thick snow and it didn’t blow very well this afternoon. This morning it was fine, it blew like the dickens and he was king shit.
Not so much this afternoon
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01-17-2024, 07:09 PM
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#9137 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by nismodrifter Those with snow blowers are they single stage or 2 stage?
Does single stage do the heavy wet stuff or bog down?
I live in a corner lot. Too much sidewalk. | Mine is single stage. Most electrics are single stage. It can do it ok but as long as it's not too deep.
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01-17-2024, 08:34 PM
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#9138 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by nismodrifter Those with snow blowers are they single stage or 2 stage?
Does single stage do the heavy wet stuff or bog down?
I live in a corner lot. Too much sidewalk. | https://www.ryobitools.com/products/...s/46396045393#
I have this little thing and used it for the first time today. It was not designed for the depth of snow we had but it was still helpful in terms of reducing the physicality of it. Snow was so deep I had to do 2 passes but the 2nd pass went by pretty quick once it was less than 6" deep. I haven't tired with slushy snow but I would guess it's not great at it.
For $200 including a battery it does the job and takes up very little space in my garage (I have nowhere to store the $500+ machines).
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01-17-2024, 09:36 PM
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#9139 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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This is frickin crazy ... I can't believe they use this system !! How much do you think these guys get paid to do this. Apparently, they stay up there for like 12 hrs ??!!
Full Article - https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/0...-ice-clearing/
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01-17-2024, 09:39 PM
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#9140 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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It's one of these days that I appreciate the fact I spent the $$$ on my Ego snowblower.
I remember the days when I was without one... god damn those days sucked bad. Up there with the days I have to clean up the leaf in my yard.
My wife always asked me "why do you buy a tool that you'd only need it once a year?" And I'm like... because you don't deal with the snow b*tch.
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01-17-2024, 09:42 PM
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#9141 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare How much?
I've been working all day, I finally have time to go shovel now.
TBH if some kids rang my door, I may have considered, lol. | No idea. I had done my driveway and walk this morning, so I think they skipped me as they saw it had been done in the morning before it got covered up again. Plus I have no sidewalks on my side of the street. I laugh at the 'clear the sidewalk by 10am' bylaw.
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01-17-2024, 09:49 PM
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#9142 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by Hehe It's one of these days that I appreciate the fact I spent the $$$ on my Ego snowblower.
I remember the days when I was without one... god damn those days sucked bad. Up there with the days I have to clean up the leaf in my yard.
My wife always asked me "why do you buy a tool that you'd only need it once a year?" And I'm like... because you don't deal with the snow b*tch. | I'm finding in addition to the reducing physical effort of it, the time savings is worth it. An hr. For the driveway reduced to 10 mins.
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01-17-2024, 09:53 PM
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#9143 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by nismodrifter Those with snow blowers are they single stage or 2 stage?
Does single stage do the heavy wet stuff or bog down?
I live in a corner lot. Too much sidewalk. | Mines single stage as well. This is my first year with mine so no experience with really wet snow. That's coming tomorrow or Friday maybe, so I'm wanting to find out too.
From what I've read online, even 2 stages have issues with wet snow, more power would help.
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01-17-2024, 09:54 PM
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#9144 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Tomorrow's commute is going to be another shitshow ... temps have dropped, it's an ice rink out there !!! Take another WFH day if you can.
UBC, SFU, BCIT all closed on Thurs. https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/0...ses-cancelled/ | |
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01-17-2024, 09:57 PM
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#9145 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Bought one of these 2 years ago. Solid investment to save your back. Its $100 cheaper now too. https://www.princessauto.com/en/18-i...t/PA0009006636
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01-17-2024, 10:13 PM
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#9146 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Expect icy roads, more snow and a risk of freezing rain on Thursday https://globalnews.ca/news/10234076/...nuary-18-2024/
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01-17-2024, 10:54 PM
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#9147 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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Originally Posted by supafamous https://www.ryobitools.com/products/...s/46396045393#
I have this little thing and used it for the first time today. It was not designed for the depth of snow we had but it was still helpful in terms of reducing the physicality of it. Snow was so deep I had to do 2 passes but the 2nd pass went by pretty quick once it was less than 6" deep. I haven't tired with slushy snow but I would guess it's not great at it.
For $200 including a battery it does the job and takes up very little space in my garage (I have nowhere to store the $500+ machines). | I've had one of these tools before, but either I'm using it wrong or they're not that effective unless you have a big lot.
When I was using mine, it would do a fine job blasting the snow up into the air, but as long as you don't mind just shooting it into the back alley or into your neighbour's yard, it didn't seem very usable to me otherwise...
The one I had didn't have a way to control the angle. If it could shoot at a low angle so that the snow would just hit my fence, instead of shoot over it, that would have made it so much more useful.
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01-18-2024, 06:04 AM
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#9148 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare I've had one of these tools before, but either I'm using it wrong or they're not that effective unless you have a big lot.
When I was using mine, it would do a fine job blasting the snow up into the air, but as long as you don't mind just shooting it into the back alley or into your neighbour's yard, it didn't seem very usable to me otherwise...
The one I had didn't have a way to control the angle. If it could shoot at a low angle so that the snow would just hit my fence, instead of shoot over it, that would have made it so much more useful. | Yeah, it would be useless for a bigger lot and even their ads say it's for sidewalks and decks. I have about 500-700sf of driveway and sidewalk that I have to clear and I'd say that's the most space you'd want to use it for.
In my case I have place to spray the snow (my lawn or the part of the driveway I don't have to clear) so spraying straight ahead isn't too much of a problem. Definitely not able to throw it over a fence though. OTOH, my 4 year old had a blast getting sprayed by it.
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01-18-2024, 06:53 AM
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I honestly despise snow but that baker back drop at least makes it look nice. 
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01-18-2024, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Hehe It's one of these days that I appreciate the fact I spent the $$$ on my Ego snowblower.
I remember the days when I was without one... god damn those days sucked bad. Up there with the days I have to clean up the leaf in my yard.
My wife always asked me "why do you buy a tool that you'd only need it once a year?" And I'm like... because you don't deal with the snow b*tch. | I feel like you say that last word the same way Key and Peele do in that biiiiiitch skit lol
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